Rick Scott wants National Guard out of U.S. Capitol [View all]
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott drilled down on the continued National Guard deployment at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, saying he was flabbergasted and bemoaning a detail he claims has lasted for months on end.
By mid-afternoon, Scott was calling for those troops to return to their home states.
Thankful for the [troops] keeping us safe. These brave individuals have been away from their homes & families for weeks. But no one from todays Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing seemed to know why. Its time to reevaluate the rationale for keeping them in D.C. & get them back home, Scott tweeted.
Scotts tweet followed up comments in that hearing Tuesday afternoon in the Senate on the Capitol Riots, in which he asked various law enforcement officials who were in place that fateful day about the decision to have an ongoing National Guard presence.
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Considering that there are rumors of another attempt at an insurrection on March 4, having the National Guard spend a couple of weeks more at the U.S. Capitol appears prudent.